Q. Consider the following statements about the Budapest Convention:

1. It is the first international treaty to address Internet and cybercrime
2. India has signed as well as ratified the treaty

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: 1 Only
Notes: Budapest Convention is the first binding international instrument to foster a common criminal policy and international cooperation to battle cybercrime in signatory States. India has neither signed the treaty nor ratified it. But despite its hesitations to sign the Convention, India brought its legal framework largely in line with the provision of the Constitution.